trumpism Betsy DeVos quietly spends millions to promote the unpopular policies she hopes to enact as a federal official Cory Doctorow

Technology Turning bricks into batteries David Pescovitz

History Aviation museums' "most wanted list" of cool aerospace artifacts lost to history David Pescovitz

conservation Scientists clone endangered horse from genetic material frozen 40 years ago David Pescovitz

music "Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy" David Pescovitz

aviation Pilots over LAX report "a guy in a jetpack" flying beside them David Pescovitz

Gadgets Save 15% on this craft tequila that comes with free shipping right to your door Boing Boing's Shop

tabloids Jeffrey Epstein’s prison confession, the world’s most dangerous woman, and the end of the world, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

surveillance What you need to know about police drone surveillance at protests against police brutality Thom Dunn

pandemic In an ominous sign for economy, 32% of US fell short on July housing payments Mark Frauenfelder

us news Supreme Court says eastern half of Oklahoma is Native American land Xeni Jardin

black lives matter "Promissory Note" marries MLK's moving words with music and imagery Andrea James

trees Your allergies are bad because of tree sexism Thom Dunn

politics Joe Biden campaign upgrades typeface Xeni Jardin

science fiction New edition of Cory Doctorow's Little Brother/Homeland with intro by Edward Snowden Mark Frauenfelder

Technology Finally revealed: identity of hacker blamed for stealing from 300+ companies and governments, in 44 countries Xeni Jardin

News WHO says 'evidence emerging' airborne COVID-19 spread may be a threat indoors Xeni Jardin

smithsonian The origin story of that all-American toy, Slip 'N Slide Andrea James

puzzles A surprising solution to the (in)famous "Cross the Network" puzzle Mark Frauenfelder

police Police militarization is objectively bad for police and for society, according to science Thom Dunn